prick sth (with sth)
及物用法,表示用尖物轻刺某物,with 引出所用工具。
She pricked her finger with a needle.
她用针扎了手指。
刺;扎;戳
pricked — past of prick
竖起(耳朵);刺痛;使(良心)不安;刺激;激励;驱使;刺出;扎出(孔、点等);(用尖物)钉住;刺穿固定
To make a tiny hole in something with a sharp point; to pierce slightly.
轻微刺穿或扎破。
To pierce or puncture slightly.
通过刺穿或扎破形成。
To form by piercing or puncturing.
用刺痕或点标记(某物)表面;尤指在海图上标绘航线。
To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
用尖端固定;刺穿以附着或悬挂。
To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
使变尖或变尖;竖起成尖状;竖起(尖物),尤指马或狗等动物的耳朵,常接 up。
To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
通常作 prick out:在土中按一定间距挖洞种植(种子或秧苗)。
Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
激励、刺激、驱使。
To incite, stimulate, goad.
使感到剧痛;如因悔恨而刺痛。
To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
使变酸或刺鼻。
To make acidic or pungent.
变得尖锐或酸涩;变酸,如酒变酸。
To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
瞄准一个点或标记。
To aim at a point or mark.
一般现在时
He pricks his finger with a needle.
他用针刺了一下手指。
一般过去时
She pricked the balloon and it popped.
她戳破了气球,气球爆了。
现在完成时
I have pricked myself on a thorn.
我被荆棘刺伤了。
注意:prick 是规则动词,过去式和过去分词加 -ed。
She pricked her finger with a needle while sewing.
她缝衣服时用针扎了一下手指。
用法提示:pricked 为动词过去式,表示物理上的刺、扎。
His harsh words pricked her pride deeply.
他严厉的话语深深刺痛了她的自尊心。
用法提示:pricked 为动词过去式,表示情感上的刺痛。
The rose thorn pricked his palm and drew blood.
玫瑰刺扎破了他的手掌,流出了血。
用法提示:pricked 为动词过去式,表示物理上的刺穿。
及物用法,表示用尖物轻刺某物,with 引出所用工具。
She pricked her finger with a needle.
她用针扎了手指。
常指动物竖起耳朵,也可用于人,表示突然注意听;代词用 its、his、her 等。
The dog pricked up its ears at the noise.
狗听到响声竖起了耳朵。
园艺用语,指按一定间距挖穴移栽幼苗;sth 可放在 out 之后,也可插在 prick 和 out 之间。
Prick out the seedlings into separate pots.
把幼苗移栽到各个花盆里。
以 conscience 作主语,表示因愧疚而内心不安。
Her conscience pricked her when she saw the child crying.
看到孩子哭泣,她的良心刺痛了她。
pierce 适用范围更广,可指任何尖物刺入,不强调动作轻或伤口小。
puncture 着重于形成小孔而导致漏气或漏液,prick 没有这层含义。
poke 不一定刺穿,常用手指或钝头物轻捅,prick 则强调被尖物扎破。
jab 强调突然而快速的戳刺动作,比 prick 更具爆发力。
grammar · medium
易错句子The needle pricked on my finger.
正确表达The needle pricked my finger.
表示“扎到某处”时,prick 是及物动词,被扎的部位直接作宾语。汉语说“扎在我的手指上”要用“在……上”的处所结构,学生常照搬加上 on,但英语这里不能再接介词,去掉 on 才符合及物动词的用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子He pricked finger with a needle.
正确表达He pricked his finger with a needle.
英语中身体部位前一般要用物主代词修饰,如 his finger。汉语“扎了手指”可以不出现“他的”,直译时容易漏掉物主代词,所以必须补出 his,句子才完整无误。
grammar · medium
易错句子My finger pricked by the needle.
正确表达My finger was pricked by the needle.
表达“手指被针扎了”这个被动意义时,英语必须用 be + 过去分词。汉语“被”字句不需要与 be 对应的助动词,学生因此常直接说 My finger pricked by...,结果 pricked 被误当谓语动词;补上 was 构成 was pricked 才是正确的被动结构。
取 prick up 的‘竖起(耳朵)’义,尤指动物;flatten 指把竖起的耳朵向后放平,是典型反义动作。
与‘竖起’义相对,表示从竖起的状态放低;较通用,但搭配不如 flatten the ears 具体。
prick 指用针等轻刺一下,通常只留小孔;pierce 强调尖端进入或穿透物体,程度更深,常带“穿过”的结果。
prick 多指用细尖物轻扎皮肤或表面;puncture 侧重在轮胎、皮肤等上扎出孔洞,常强调造成漏气或破口的结果。
prick 含刺入皮肤或表面的意味;poke 只是用指尖或尖物推、戳,不一定刺破。
刺破手指
I pricked my finger on the rose thorn.
我的手指被玫瑰刺扎破了。
竖起耳朵(注意听)
The dog pricked up its ears at the sound.
狗听到声音竖起了耳朵。
扎一个洞
She pricked a small hole in the paper.
她在纸上扎了一个小洞。
移栽幼苗
The gardener pricked out the seedlings into prepared soil.
园丁把幼苗移栽到准备好的土壤里。
使某人良心不安
The memory pricked his conscience.
那段回忆使他的良心感到不安。
针的尖端可刺穿或标记表面,与prick“刺、扎”的动作直接相关。
植物上的尖刺,刺到人时会产生类似prick的轻微刺痛感。
大头针有尖锐的针尖,常用于刺穿布料或固定物品,是prick语义场中的常见物体。
仙人掌表面布满尖刺,接触时容易被刺到,与prick的“扎”义相关。
刺猬身上的尖刺能在受惊时竖起,与prick“竖起尖物”的含义有联想关系。
竖起耳朵(仔细听)
The children pricked up their ears when they heard the ice cream truck coming.
孩子们听到冰淇淋车来了,都竖起了耳朵。
使良心不安;引起内疚
Seeing the old woman struggling with her bags pricked his conscience, so he offered to help.
看到那位老妇人吃力地拎着包,他良心不安,于是主动帮忙。
戳破(某事的)假象;揭穿
The new evidence pricked the bubble of the company's claims to be eco-friendly.
新证据戳破了该公司号称环保的假象。
你们要是扎我们,我们难道不会流血吗?
Shylock argues that a Jew will bleed when pricked, just like anyone else, in this plea for shared humanity.
夏洛克在这一呼吁共同人性的著名演讲中声称,犹太人也一样,被刺了就会流血。
我的拇指一阵刺痛,必有邪恶之物即将到来。
The witch feels her thumb pricking and knows that something wicked is coming.
女巫感到拇指刺痛,便知道邪恶之物即将来临。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.